Man to be charged over road signs damage

A man will be charged over thousands of dollars damage to road signs in northern Victoria.

Police believe a four-wheel drive was used to knock down about 50 road signs between Cohuna and Koondrook last week.

They say a 20-year-old Cohuna man will be charged on summons with criminal damage and reckless conduct likely to cause serious injury.

Acting Sergeant Darren Brown of Cohuna police says information from the public was crucial, although one motorist waited until the next day to pass on his report because he believed the police station was not open.

"That's what we get paid for, we are a service and we would like to get the offenders hot if we can," he said.

"We are available 24-hours-a-day seven-days-a-week and they can contact us purely by contacting 000 even if the police station is unattended, the police will attend."